San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-04-14
PERSONAL.

Miss Lizzie johnson has returned home.
She has been visiting somewhat extensively.
A friend from Dripping Springs has
favored us with very good Temperance
story. It will appear in our next.
Still we do not see the genial face Of Mr..
Raynolds at his desk and fear he has not
quite recovered from his illness.
]. s. Killian is ''clean ahead" on signs.
His last IS O mammoth one, both sides OF
which are got up in artistic style.
Mr.. Mackin informs us he has just COM
pleted house for Curran Kyle, and is en-
gagged on another for Mr.. Warnken.
Mrs. Bruce and her two daughters re-
moved last week to the vicinity of Burdetts
Wells. The mother being an invalid hopes
were entertained that the change might be
BENEFICIAL to her.
We met MIR. Hayward while ut Austin,
and he informed us he would now soon re-
move his family to Houston. His wife's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hinkle, will accom-
pany them.
Robt. L. Phillips, quite noted former
citizen of Washington, Arkansas, who held
the Office of postmaster there for great
many years, died at this place on the It'll
inst.
Chenoweth & Son and their families have
removed to Quanah, Hardeman county,
Texas, near the boundary of the Indian
Territory, where they have resumed the
mercantile business.
The most successful fisherman of this
place is boy Gas an Irishman might say)
q son of Mr. }. w. Danforth. He gathers
them in" daily. The FREE PRESS office is
one of his regular market stations.
Mai. Barbee, of Erath Co., writes us
very discouragingly of the outlook in the
drouth region. Prospects there could
scarcely be worse. We will try and find
room for some extracts from his letter i'll
our next.
We should have mentioned sooner having
made the pleasant acquaintance of Col.
Taylor, who has rented the G. NJ. Briggs
place for some months. He is gentleman
of wealth and intelligence, and we trust may
conclude to abide with us permanently.
We met Mr.. S. J. Jackman en- route from
Austin one day last week. He was return
ing from st. Louis whore he had been with
cattle. He said the demand was good. He
further stated that Arkansas WAS flooded
with rain. We respectfully suggest to the
good dame to divide with her sister Texas.
Rev. j. r. Howerton, Presbyterian min
lister at Corpus Christi, called with Rev.
Mr.. French on the FREE PRESS on Tuesday.
He has resigned his position at Corpus
Christi and visited our town ct the sug-
gestion of Mr. French, with reference to q
possibility of being called to succeed him as
pastor of the church at this place. Mr..
Howerton is young man of good educa-
ton and intelligence, and we learn was an
acceptable minister at Corpus.
We regretted parting last week with our
young typographical friend, Mr.. Jos. j.
Dirks. He had been with us for nearly
year, and we are free to say that in all our
long career as a newspaper publisher, we
have never had an employee of his age who
did us equal service in the same length of
time, or whose mar ners and habits were so
exceptionally good He is emphatically
good workman and a good young man. He
returns to G. alveston to take position with
Strickland & Co.
Our young friend. Mr.. L. d. Porter,
called on us on Monday. He was for some
time q student at our State University, but
was compelled to intermit his studies by
continued ill-health, He was on the eve of
starting to Lexington, KY, to take three
months course in Smiths Commercial Col
lege, in which younger brother of Mr..
Porter is the leading teacher in penmanship.
We were shown some samples of his writ
ing which were sufficient to demonstrate
his proficiency in the art Mr.. L. ID. Por-
ter expects to resume his place in the Uni
versity on his permanent restoration to
health.
We regret to learn from our friend, DR..
Jones, that he has concluded to return to
Arkansas He came to Texas seeking bet
ter health, has spent some two years and
about 81, 01O prospecting, SO he informs
us, but not having been able to sell any of
his property in Arkansas, has decided, as a
matter of expediency to return TO it. The
Doctor we believe to be a good man. He
was a successful physician in various States
for many years, a member Of the Arkansas
Legislature, aud prominent in other re.
spects. His wife is an intelligent prepos-
sessing lady, and they have several inter
esting and promising children. We regret
that they deem it best to leave us, while we
shall not presume to say that they are not
acting wisely in so deciding under all the
circumstances.
We had heard OF the improvements OF his
mountain place by L. II. Browne, Esq but
not till one day this week did we see them.
They are well worth inspecting. The place
lies Just back Of J. z. Pntchett's on one
side and Judge Kone's on another. Mr..
Browne has enclosed the place with hand
some fence, with terraced foundation Of
solid stone masonry. several feet high 10
some places. Between two Of these main
terraces he is preparing a place for the
erection Of his dwelling. II has solid rock
foundations and the surroundings are being
leveled up by earth hauled from q distance.
There viii thus be q commanding view Of
great and diversified beauty toward the
south, while the mountains. rising still high
er on the north, win efectuallY cut OF the
northsrs and the tsTTaced fence will shut of
the washing Of the rains An the arrange
ments demonstrate what money can do
in boautifying and making comfortable aud
delightful the many grand building sites 20
Be found in our mountain envirOns-
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